severity
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"At that time I must admit I didn't grasp the severity of the situation. I was hopeful that I could complete my work," Uttam said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A 2018 environmental assessment report identified an increase in the frequency and severity of floods as the project’s greatest climate risk, and said design modifications had addressed those concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But depending on the severity of the thoughts and their regularity, they may need help—which in the US, they might have a very hard time getting.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The benefits were seen across a wide variety of patients, including people with different levels of disease severity and different body types.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Nick knew my father had been burned, but he didn’t know the severity of it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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War risk cover is organised in seven "buckets" spanning different severities of conflict.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
It follows hundreds of asthma patients of different ages, sexes, and disease severities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
“Now, high general inflation and ever higher increases in used and new car prices clearly drive up claims costs for insurers, given that claims frequencies and severities are returning to normal.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
In an untreated forest, what some might see as fuel, others “see as incredible habitat for wildlife because it’s a mosaic of different burn severities that is extraordinarily biodiverse.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
He knew about as much as was known about the anatomy of the brain and the symptoms and severities of lesion and thrombus.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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